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Track Listings

1	Main Titles
2	Blush Response
3	Wait For Me
4	Rachel's Song
5	Love Theme
6	One More Kiss, Dear
7	Blade Runner Blues
8	Memories Of Green
9	Tales Of The Future
10	Damask Rose
11	Blade Runner (End Titles)
12	Tears In Rain

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Media Type: CD
Artist: VANGELIS
Title: BLADE RUNNER
Street Release Date: 06/21/1994
Domestic
Genre: NEW AGE

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For years, the soundtrack to Blade Runner held legendary status among fans of Greek synthesist Vangelis. Except for a few cuts on the Themes compilation, it had never been released on vinyl or CD, although there was an orchestral version of the score. But in 1994, 12 years after Vangelis composed the dark, edgy soundtrack to director Ridley Scott's archetypal science fiction thriller, the music of Blade Runner came out in all its cybernoir glory.

Vangelis couched his electrosymphonic score in percussive rhythms and shadowed timbres. Effectively interpolating dialogue from the film, the CD moves from the threatening tension of "Blush Response" to the ethereal wordless vocal of Mary Hopkin over a water-drop synthesizer sequence on "Rachel's Song." A few tracks, notably "Love Theme" with Dick Morrisey's smarmy saxophone solo, drip with Hollywood sentimentality, but Vangelis quickly wipes that away with the hyperdrive of "Blade Runner (End Titles)." --John Diliberto

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English, Hungarian, German, Japanese
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.46 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Atlantic
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1994
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Atlantic
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002IZM
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Kent

Surprised

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023

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It’s hard to express how much I love Vangelis and this score and this movie, so I was thrilled to find it on 180g. BUT… It is a surprisingly quiet pressing. I will hang on to it until I find another option, but I’m less excited to play for friends and will be keeping my eyes open in the shops.

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Snowblind Fargo

More than a soundtrack; an experience!

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023

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This goes well beyond just being one's favourite movie, it's an enhancement for any music listener in general. The record is very well engineered in terms of sound, in fact, incredible sound! It's truly a gift that gives again and again with each time you give it a spin! It comes in a poly-lined sleeve so care was taken from the start. So, if you love movie soundtracks, this movie, or musical scores from movies, this goes right along with the film conjuring sweeping imagery evoked in the mind as you hear the sound. Don't hesitate and miss out, get yours, TODAY!

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023

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Why include dialog from the movie? Vangelis is a fine composer and this album contains interesting pieces not in the film. It's worth listening to but for myself the voice-overs detract from the music. If I want to experience the movie, I'll watch the movie! No clear concept from Vangelis except to combine some odds and ends and make some money.

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2023

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Gatefold packaging is very nice. The pressing on first listen sounds wonderful. A timeless score.

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One More (Play), Dear

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2020

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As some folks have pointed out here, this album is chock full o' VO (as in: actual dialog from the movie inserted into the music). This has always been an unfortunate quirk of Vangelis, and one that is universally panned. Still, you either accept that on the one hand you're getting an annoying VO, or you appreciate that on the other hand you are getting the original music, performed by the composer.

Presentation of the vinyl is excellent, with an unexpected gatefold jacket, and lots of pictures from the movie, including one of Vangelis himself from the 80s. The disc labels are slightly confusing, as only one boldly proclaims which side you're looking at (Side 2 as it happens), so if you extract the record from its sleeve as I did, facing Side 1, you'll probably stand there, foolishly staring at it for several long moments, trying to ascertain which side it is.

While in otherwise pristine condition, my album jacket suffered some damage along the top edge where apparently the disc itself banged upwards inside during shipping hard enough and/or often enough to start to wear through. Oh, well.

Anyway, sounds superb!

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Hank

Vangelis at the top of his game

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

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I have every single album from Vangelis and from all his soundtracks this, to my opinion, is him at his best. This is where a soundtrack completed the movie to a point that i believe if Blade Runner had a different music it would have been useless. It is like how spring has to come after winter this movie was born to have this soundtrack or vice versa. None would exists without the other.
Most of the music on this soundtrack is original for the movie and there are some pieces that he wrote for other albums or projects but they fit the movie so well that they were included like Memories of Green.
Vangelis wrote a lot of music for this movie and he used some in the soundtrack and some were included in the Trilogy set that was released years later in 2007.
The vinyl record sounds crisp and the results are amazing - much better than the CD version. If you have a record player and don't mind paying extra bucks to get the 180 gram vinyl version, then look no further.

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An opportunity of a lifetime!

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2012

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Any truly honest movie fan will admit that the Blade Runner soundtrack is without a doubt one of the most memorable and important in movie history. Not since Kubrick's realization of just how important a soundtrack can be to the very meaning of a film (2001: A Space Odyssey) has there been a soundtrack that propels the viewer aurally into the vision made reality intended by the director.

Watch the movie, then listen to the soundtrack with your eyes closed and you are transported there...into the dark, gritty, bleak future. Maybe in danger, maybe regretting the loss of life, maybe getting soaked by the cold rain, or maybe feeling the warmth of falling in love... it all depends on which track you're listening to. For this reason alone you should buy this soundtrack.

But here are more reasons to purchase this item: CDs are now like Vinyl. They are being replaced by a newer technology; Apps, iTunes, Mp3s, etc. But what is that new technology really? Simply electrical impulses. Think about it. It's not tangible. You can't touch it, hold it or look at it. If your battery dies, it disappears, ceases to exist. Gone.

Another reason is that this soundtrack hasn't been in print since 1994 and if you don't get it now, it will only be available to you as an electrical shadow.

And the last reason is that this is the BEST price for this brand new item available ANYWHERE. $10 for a treasure like this Can't and Shouldn't be passed up because you WILL regret not getting one when you had the chance. Get it before these few are all gone!

It's an opportunity of a lifetime.

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Frank Spicer

This is a must have vinyl disc

Reviewed in Australia on October 18, 2019

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I found the sound on this vinyl release amazing , it can give a system a real test for sound , the CD release is also recommended which compares to the vinyl copy providing the player has a good DAC built in . The vinyl or the CD is a must have if you a a Vangelis fan . I have both Vinyl and the CD releases .

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Nastaligia

Reviewed in Australia on April 9, 2020

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It takes you back. Not as good as I remembered but still has the nastalgia

Patrick Bateman

A really clean pressing of probably the best movie soundtrack of all time

Reviewed in Australia on June 13, 2018

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A really clean pressing of probably the best movie soundtrack of all time.

Note that this is a black vinyl pressing, not the red version which was released a couple of years ago.

Candyflip69

Please note: NOT the Syeor limited vinyl release

Reviewed in Australia on April 27, 2020

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For those buying the vinyl currently listed as a 'Syeor' copy, it is not. The Start Your Ear Off right series from Rhino was limited, and easily denoted by the sticker top left front corner above the shrink. This item being offered as 'Blade Runner Ost (Syeor)' is NOT this cop. I know - I bought two copies which I have needed to return just last week. So buy carefully.

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Ryan S Holzwarth-Parker

Unimpressive

Reviewed in Australia on August 29, 2020

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CD doesn't seem to work in all players, very odd.
Also, most music tracks have lines dubbed in from the movie, detracting from music.

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